Tiresias

In the story Oedipus the king, Oedipus obviously has some psychological issues. From the day that Oedipus was born he was destine in a way to have mental problems. Who wouldn’t have psychological issues about your parents not wanting you. As a new born baby Oedipus, biological parents did not want him. Instead they wanted him killed, but a known Shepard was not going to let that happen. Oedipus then became a part of a royal family and grew up believing that Polybus and Merope was his biological…

So, back to Horace, Liberovici's aesthetic indifference touches his nerves. However he does not have the character of Don Quixote, he doesn't like confrontation, he prefers to gloss over. And looking at the Liberovici's scowl asking if the statue of the Unknown Policeman is strictly figurative he decides to nod vague and to divert on other topics. “Ehm, yes, figurative, more or less... So, excuse me, why did you summon me?” “We have urgent need of your services. Who knows, perhaps for the last…

Traditional Greek theater is used to entertain and make its audience experience and reflect, since most focuses on society and human behaviors. In order to initiate and fulfill the “action” in a play and draw out the intended emotions, as Aristotle says in Poetics, a classic tragedy has six main elements: plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and song.Sophocles, who wrote the great tragedy of Oedipus Rex, develops his plot and character in order to convey to the audience a message about…

A jury may find that Lancaster intruded on Barrone’s seclusion. Barrone attempted to seclude himself behind a sheet and wall in a public alley. Lancaster used a high zoom lens to intentionally take a naked picture of Barrone and intruded on his seclusion. A reasonable person would be highly offended if another person takes a naked picture of them when they believe to be secluded. Intrusion on seclusion has three elements in Pennsylvania: a person must (1) intentionally and substantially intrude,…

Sophocles’ tragic play, Oedipus Rex, effectually illustrates and portrays the impact of justice not only throughout the work as a whole, but also independently within the live’s of the characters. Oedipus Rex seeks to develop the theme that mankind consists of remarkable individuals, yet even the best of us are flawed and will inevitably be reformed by order and justice. Oedipus, in particular, is significantly influenced and impacted by the forces of justice and his opinions of justice…

Mr. Incredible is designed to be a strong, selfish and a determined hero. We can appreciate and despise Mr. Incredible, at different points in the film. He is a typical heroic father, saving the world but he doesn't always consider his family. Mr incredible has amazing strength. He is able to carry trains, cars and big heavy rock statues and anything that a normal human can’t carry. For Mr Incredible to be able to carry this much weight he must have huge muscles and he has to train as much as…

In the play “Oedipus the King” written by Sophocles, blindness portrays a significant theme in the play. Throughout the play Oedipus is seeking clarity on who killed the previous king, Lauis, and in searching for the killer he finds his own demise. Oedipus can literally see, unlike the blind prophet Teiresias, but lacks the ability to “see” the reality of his actions. To his own dismay, Oedipus learns that he accidentally killed his father, married his mother, and eventually blinds himself as a…

The Cold Truth of Prophecies Prophecies play a major part in Greek literature and this is especially true in Sophocles’ story of Oedipus. The gods speak truly through prophecies, which cause great misfortune and tragedy for heroes and are unavoidable. They also caused the characters in the prophecy to become blind to the truth. The story of Oedipus teaches us that the prophecies of the gods are unavoidable and that there is no way to escape them. After learning about the…

The use of hamartia is a key component to a tragedy in Greek times. In the festival of Dionysus, the use of hamartia played a key role in the production of tragic plays that enhances the audience experience in establishing morals and ideals in many different ways. Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a key example of this, a play about the unfortunate destiny bestowed upon Oedipus. During the play, Oedipus attempts to flee from his destiny that he will marry his mother and kill his father. The…

Lessons for Telemachus Homer’s work titled Odyssey is subdivided into several books. The first four books focus on the son of Odysseus, Telemachus. The setting of the first book is ten years after the Trojan War, yet Odysseus has not returned home. These first four books in Odyssey have been called the telemachy (Homer, 2010). If Telemachus were to read these four books, he would learn a significant lesson about life because the books depict his growth from a naïve child to a young adult who is…